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Oct 24, 2023
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Oct 24, 2023
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Rock Island Public Library
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This is an Obituary Index that cross-references the Rock Island Argus newspaper citing Surnames beginning with the letter ‘A’. The Downtown Branch of the Rock Island Public Library in Rock Island, Illinois, maintains a card file index of deaths and obituaries that cross-references the issues of its local newspaper, The Rock Island Argus . The records are typed on 3 x 5 inch cards that were kept up to date until the mid 1986s, before the library moved its records to computer. This is a...
Topics: Rock Island Public Library, Rock Island (Illinois), Rock Island Obituaries, Funerals, Deaths,...
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Sep 8, 2023
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Sep 8, 2023
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The Rock Island Public Library
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This volume is an exact digital copy of the Rock Island Public Library's Minutes of the Board of Directors from September 3, 1901, until May 31, 1907. These historic proceedings found the board and library staff hard at work building their then new library, which would be completed and opened to the public in 1903. Their labors were productive; the older section of the current library is the edifice which they built, not added onto until 83 years later. The Rock Island (Illinois) Public...
Topics: Archives, Records, Primary Sources, Historic Documents, Handwritten Documents, Library Archives,...
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Aug 11, 2023
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Aug 11, 2023
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Rock Island Public Library, Rock Island, Illinois
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This is a scanned image of a brochure published in 1895 which relates the rules for using the Rock Island Public Library, which had changed from a subscription to a public library in 1872, opening its doors as a public library on November 25 of that year--the first in the state of Illinois. The Rock Island (Illinois) Public Library is proud to make these digital copies of historic documents and records available, using this online venue, for the interest of the general public and the use of...
Topics: Archives, Records, Primary Sources, Historic Documents, Library Archives, Historical Room, Illinois...
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Aug 7, 2023
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Aug 7, 2023
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Rock Island Public Library Board and Director
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This volume is an exact digital copy of the Rock Island Public Library's Minutes of the Board of Directors from August 6, 1895 until August 10, 1901. These historic proceedings found the board and library staff hard at work in making preparations for building their then new library, which would be completed and opened to the public in 1903. Their labors were productive; the older section of the current library is the edifice which they built, not added onto until 83 years later. Any missing...
Topics: Archives, Records, Primary Sources, Historic Documents, Handwritten Documents, Library Archives,...
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Jun 20, 2023
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Jun 20, 2023
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City of Rock Island, Rock Island, Illinois
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This is the third volume of the handwritten official minutes of the City Council of Rock Island, Illinois, for its meetings from May 29, 1852, through November 12, 1855. The Rock Island (Illinois) Public Library is proud to make these digital copies of historic documents and records available, using this online venue, for the interest of the general public and the use of historians and scholars. The original copies of these documents are currently kept in the downtown/Main branch of the...
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The Rock Island (Illinois) Public Library is proud to make these digital copies of historic documents and records available, using this online venue, for the interest of the general public and the use of historians and scholars. The original copies of these documents are currently kept in the downtown/Main branch of the library in its Illinois Room archive. This document is a scan of the Constitution and Catalog of the earliest subscription library for the City of Rock Island, Illinois,...
Topics: Archives, Records, Primary Sources, Historic Documents, Library Archives, Historical Room, Illinois...
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May 18, 2022
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May 18, 2022
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Rock Island Public Library, Rock Island, Illinois
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The Rock Island (Illinois) Public Library is proud to make these digital copies of historic documents and records available, using this online venue, for the interest of the general public and the use of historians and scholars. The original copies of these documents are currently kept in the downtown/Main branch of the library in its Illinois Room archive. This document is a record of the books and furnishings transferred from the subscription library of Rock Island, Illinois, run by the...
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Apr 27, 2022
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Apr 27, 2022
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Rock Island Public Library, Rock Island, Illinois
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The Rock Island (Illinois) Public Library is proud to make these digital copies of historic documents and records available, using this online venue, for the interest of the general public and the use of historians and scholars. The original copies of these documents are currently kept in the downtown/Main branch of the library in its Illinois Room archive. This document records the minutes of the library's Board of Directors from the time this library was created--the first public library in...
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Mar 29, 2022
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Mar 29, 2022
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Rock Island Public Library, Rock Island, Illinois
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These are the official minutes of the City Council of Rock Island, Illinois, for its meetings from September, 1845, through May, 1852. The Rock Island (Illinois) Public Library is proud to make these digital copies of historic documents and records available, using this online venue, for the interest of the general public and the use of historians and scholars. The original copies of these documents are currently kept in the downtown/Main branch of the library in its Illinois Room archive....
Topics: Archives, Records, Primary Sources, Historic Documents, Handwritten Documents, Library Archives,...
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Mar 10, 2022
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Mar 10, 2022
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Rock Island Public Library, Rock Island, Illinois
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From late 1880 until June of the year 1908—a term of 28 years—the City of Rock Island, Illinois, required the medical doctors to submit to the City Clerk the names and circumstances of any citizens who were diagnosed with a contagious disease. This book contains many names of families and individuals who resided in Rock Island, Illinois, during that period, with their addresses of the time, the names of householders and many who lived with them, and specifics of the diseases they had...
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Mar 10, 2022
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Mar 10, 2022
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Rock Island Public Library, Rock Island, Illinois
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This is the first volume of the handwritten official incorporation records of the City of Stephenson, Illinois, from October 21, 1837, to May 31, 1841, the changing of its name to Rock Island, Illinois, and the minutes of that city's council from April 6, 1841 until November 2, 1845.
Topics: Archives, Records, Primary Sources, Historic Documents, Handwritten Documents, Library Archives,...
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